VOL. XLV

No 12

25-March-2002

IRAN

Irans Expediency Council Ends BudgetDispute Between Parliament And GC

Iranshighest arbitration body, the Expediency Council (EC), announced on 16 Marchthat it had resolved the dispute between parliament and the Guardians Council(GC) over the 1381 budget, which starts on 21 March.The draft budget bill was first approved bythe parliament on 27 February and was subsequently submitted to the GC toensure that it conformed to the tenets of Islam and the Iranian...